This site requires Javascript to be turned on. Please enable Javascript and reload the page.

Eastern Culture Nucleus: Chinese Rare Books in the USC Libraries

Reprint in the Year Yihai (1515 ) of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty of Collected Rhymes of the Initial Five Sounds 大明正德乙亥重刊改併五音集韻 (1515-1516)

This page has paths:

Contents of this path:
1. Reprint in the Year Yihai (1515 ) of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty of Collected Rhymes of the Initial Five Sounds 大明正德乙亥重刊改併五音集韻 (1515-1516)
2. Annotated Anthology of Mr. [Su] Dongpo's Poems 東坡先生詩集註 (1606-1620) Su Shi 蘇軾 (1037-1101; literary name 號 Dongpo 東坡) was a preeminent scholar, writer, poet, painter, calligrapher and statesman in the Northern Song dynasty. USC copy is the original edition revised and published by Mao Wei 茅維 (1575-1640?; courtesy name Xiaoruo 孝若), a historian, poet and dramatist of the late Ming dynasty. The ex libris seals on the first page of this book are from the donor Dr. Chow Tse-Tsung 周策縱 (1916-2007), a world-famous scholar on the May Fourth Movement and The Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢.
  Donated by Dr. Chow Tse-Tsung. Date/edition: 1606 (Bingwu year of the Wanli reign 萬曆丙午)-1620 | 明萬曆間茅維刻本.
3. Spring and Autumn Annals - Commentary of Zuo 春秋左傳 (1616) Chunqiu 春秋 (Spring and Autumn Annals), one of the Wujing 五經 (Five Classics) of Confucianism, is the first Chinese chronological history which covers the years from 722 BC to 479 BC. Zuozhuan 左傳 (The Commentary of Zuo) contains more complete and rich accounts than the Chunqiu and thus has been regarded as the prime source on the ancient history of China. The Chunqiu and Zuozhuan were often edited together during the later years of the Ming dynasty. This USC edition includes annotations by the Ming official and scholar, Sun Kuang 孫鑛 (1543-1613; courtesy name 字 Yuefeng 月峰) and is an excellent example of two color printing in black and red 朱墨套印 in the late Ming dynasty.
  Preface date: 1616 (Bingchen year of the Wanli reign 萬曆丙辰) . Edition: 朱墨套印本.
4. Selected Poems by Su Shi 東坡詩選 (1621)
5. Miscellaneous Morsels from the South Slope of You Mount 酉陽雜俎 (1628-1644) This miscellany was orignally compiled by Duan Chengshi 段成式‎ (d. 863), a poet, writer and civil officer during the Tang dynasty. It includes a wide range of subjects, such as natural phenomena, dreams, Buddhist stories, social practices, Daoist immortals, flora and fauna, anecdotes, medical prescriptions, wine and food, etc. USC copy was collated and printed by Mao Jin 毛晉 (1599-1659; courtesy name 字 Zijin 子晉), a prominent book collector and publisher during the late Ming and eary Qing periods.
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/Edition: Chongzhen 崇禎 reign (1628-1644) | 明毛氏汲古閣刻本.
Contents of this path:
1. Reprint in the Year Yihai (1515 ) of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty of Collected Rhymes of the Initial Five Sounds 大明正德乙亥重刊改併五音集韻 (1515-1516)
2. Explaining Single-Component Graphs and Analyzing Compound Characters 說文解字 (1644-1722) Shuowen jiezi 說文解字 (Explaining Single-Component Graphs and Analyzing Compound Characters) is the earliest comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters compiled by Xu Shen 許慎 (d. 120?) in 100 AD. Xu was the first to systematically use radicals 部首 as classifiers in the dictionary. The oldest extant copy of Shuowen jiezi is a revised edition compiled by Xu Xuan 徐鉉 (916-991) under imperial edict during the Song dynasty. USC copy was printed by Mao Jin 毛晉 (1599-1659), a prominent book collector and publisher during the late Ming and eary Qing periods.
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/Edition: Early Qing Period (1644 -1722) | 清初毛氏汲古閣刻本.
3. Song Edition of the Extended Rhymes 宋本廣韻 (1704) Guangyun 廣韻 (Extended Rhymes) is a rhyming dictionary originally published in 1011 by order of Emperor Zhenzong 真宗 (968-1022) of the Northern Song dynasty. It is a revised and expanded edition of earlier rhyming dictionaries, including Qieyun 切韻 (Cut Rhymes) and Tangyun 唐韻 (Rhymes from the Tang dynasty) published during the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) periods. As only fragments of the earlier works have survived, Guangyun becomes the oldest complete copy of Chinese rhyming dictionary and is essential to the study of Chinese phonology.
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Preface date: 1704 | 康熙四十三年.
4. Characters [from the History Books by] Ban Gu (32-92 BC) and Sima Qian (145-c. 86 BC) 班馬字類 (1736-1795) This book analyzed the phonetic use of characters in the two monumental history books, namely Shiji 史記 (The Records of the Grand Historian) by Sima Qian 司馬遷 (145-c. 86 BC) and Hanshu 漢書 (Book of Han) by Ban Gu 班固 (32-92 BC). It was authored by Lou Ji 婁機 (1133-1211) during the Southern Song dynasty.
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/Edition: Qianlong Period (1736-1795) | 清馬氏叢書樓刻本.
5. General Bibliography of the Classics 經義考 (1755)
6. Illustrated Commentary on the Artificers' Record 考工記圖 (1779) Originally a chapter in the Confucian classic Zhouli 周禮 (Rites of Zhou), Kao Gong Ji 考工記 (Artificers' Record) is the earliest treatise on science and technology in ancient China, compiled approximately around the fifth century BC. It contains descriptions of techniques and technologies used by various craftsmen and artificers in ancient China, such as the manufacture of chariots and weapons, the making of pottery and musical instruments, the planning of cities, etc.
  This illustrated commentary on Kao Gong Ji was compiled by Dai Zhen 戴震 (1724-1777), a most prominent scholar and philosopher in the Qing dynasty. USC copy is part of the Daishi yishu 戴氏遺書 (A Posthumous Collection of Works by Dai Zhen), which was printed in the Jihai year of the Qianlong reign 乾隆己亥 (1779).
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/edition: 1779 | 清乾隆己亥微波榭叢書本.
7. Correct Meaning of the Erya 爾雅正義 (1788-1795)
8. Exegetical Evidence for the Shiming 釋名疏證 (1790)
9. Six Books 六書通 (1795) This dictionary consists of the variant forms of seal script characters and is arranged by ryhme. It was first compiled by Min Qiji 閔齊伋 (b. 1580), an outstanding publisher of the Ming dynasty in 1661 and then revised by Bi Hongshu 畢宏[i.e.弘]述 in 1720. The ex libris seal on the first page of the book is from Wu Lisheng 吳麗生, a Qing scholar awarded with juren 舉人 in 1864.
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/Edition: 1795 | 清乾隆六十年刻本.
10. Mirror of Characters 字鑑 (1825) This dictionary of characters was originally compiled by Li Wenzhong 李文仲 during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). As a supplement to the rhyme dictionaryLeiyun 類韻 compiled by his uncle Li Shiying 李世英, it was intended to provide a correct pronunciation, form and meaning for each character in the dicitonary. USC copy was beautifully engraved and printed by Yanjing shushu 揅經書塾, the best publisher during the Daoguang 道光 reign (1820-1850). It is a first impression and treasure from the library.
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/edition: 1825 | 清道光五年許槤揅經書塾刻本.
11. Facsimile of Fragment of the Original Jade Chapters 影舊鈔卷子原本玉篇零卷 (1884) Jade Chapters 玉篇 is a dictionary of characters compiled in 543 by Gu Yewang 顧野王 (519–581) during the Liang dynasty (502–557). It follows the Shuowen jiezi 說文解字 (Explaining single-component Graphs and Analyzing compound Characters) tradition to arrange Chinese characters by radicals 部首. The original version of Jade Chapters was hand-copied during the Tang dynasty (618-907), but only a fragment is preserved and kept in Japan. Printed on traditional Japanese kozo paper, USC copy is an exquisite facsimile edition of the Yan 言 radical section from the surviving fragment of the Tang manuscript. It was published by the diplomat Li Shuchang 黎庶昌 (1837-1897) while he served as Consul in Tokyo from 1881 to 1890.
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/edition: 1884 (Tenth year of the Guangxu reign 光緒十年) | 古逸叢書本.
12. The Classic of Filial Piety in Great Seal Script 孝經: 用大篆字體書寫 (1885) The Classic of Filial Piety 孝經 is a Confucian classic focusing on the concept of filiality and its importance to family, community, morals and politics. It has far-reaching impacts on family and social relationships in China. USC copy was printed in great seal script 大篆體 around 1885 and is a first impression 初印本. It is argubly a unique eidtion of The Classic of Filial Piety, as it is not included in Zhongguo guji zong mu 中國古籍總目 (Beijing: Zhong hua shu ju, 2009-2013).
  Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Preface date: 1885 (Eleventh year of the Guangxu reign 光緒十一年). Edition: 清末刻本.